NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Morgan Illikainen's first career goal
propelled the Dartmouth women's hockey team to a 5-4 overtime victory over Yale
Friday night at Ingalls Rink. With the win, the Big Green improve to 2-1 on the
season and 2-1 in ECAC Hockey. The Bulldogs fall to 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the
conference.

Midway
through the extra frame, Illikainen collected a pass from senior Camille
Dumais, firing past Yale goaltender Jaimie Leonoff and finding the back of the
net. With just 1:11 left in the period, her first career goal could not have
come at a better time for the Big Green.

After four
straight goals gave Dartmouth a comfortable 4-2 third period lead, Yale's Janelle
Ferrara scored twice to send the game into overtime. Ferrara's game-tying goal,
which came with just 1:29 left in regulation, was her third of the contest. She
is the second player in as many games to have a hat trick against the Big Green,
as Quinnipiac's Nicole Kosta had one last Saturday.

Yale jumped
out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals from Ferrara and Hanna Astrom just 31
seconds apart. But Dumais pulled Dartmouth back within one, notching her second
of the season at the 16:31 mark to make the score 2-1. Seniors Sasha Nanji and
Reagan Fischer picked up assists on the play.

Two
second-period goals gave the visitors their first lead of the night, a 3-2
advantage. Sophomore forward Karlee Odland tied the contest with her second of
the season just 3:46 into the frame, before classmate Abbie Lund picked up her
first career marker midway through. Seniors Jessica Gagner and Lisa Berreman
assisted on the play.

Thanks to
Fischer, the Big Green scored their fourth straight goal 2:53 into the third
period for a 4-2 advantage before Ferrara gave them trouble.

Dartmouth
doubled up Yale in shots for the game, putting 44 on net compared to the
Bulldogs' 22. In goal, junior Lindsay Holdcroft (2-0-0) made 18 saves for the Green
and White, including eight in the third period and two in the extra frame. Her
counterpart, Leonoff (1-4-0), stopped 39 shots for the Bulldogs.

The Big
Green return to the ice Saturday, Nov. 3 to face Brown in conference action.
Faceoff is 4 p.m.